Compiled by June Russell
http://educate-yourself.org/vcd/vaccinationsbyjunerussell22nov02.shtml
November 22, 2002

Lendon Smith, M.D
We are wise to be nervous about the safety of the shots that are so casually
given to children. Some of the evidence that has been published in the peer-reviewed
literature indicates that the shots for the usual childhood diseases are
neither safe nor effective. There is good evidence that the shots actually
impair the immune system. The shots tie up a large part of the body’s immune
function, and there is little left to fight the usual cold or flu.

In 1993, Cincinnati witnessed an epidemic of whooping cough and 400 children
caught it - 80% of them had been immunized.

The incidences of asthma, autism and autoimmune diseases have increased since
these shots have become so common. We can blame diet and pollution, but the
shots seem to play a role as well. Dr. Smith wrote that he used to advocate
vaccines when he first went into practice in 1951, but noted that many of
his patients were still getting the diseases after being fully immunized.
He now feels that the best approach is to provide children with optimal immune
systems. Vitamin C, A, and E, phytochemicals, and other antioxidants help
the immune system fight off diseases naturally.

Richard Moskowitz, M.D.
“For us to bombard a newborn baby with a whole battery of vaccines
as their very first immunological experience I think is reckless beyond measure.
I would say it borders on the criminal. Because of my experiences in medical
practice, I am sensing and fearing that by making war on specific, acute
diseases, we're promoting the incidence of chronic diseases in the population.
I call vaccines a sacrament because we don't question their use. Vaccines
should be optional for anybody who wants them: those that do, as well as
those that don't, should be studied for information.”

The West Germans and several other countries have made vaccinations optional,
and no epidemics have occurred. Vaccinations essentially suppress the immune
system.
(The Vaccination Debate - “Modern Miracle or Time Bomb?” Natural Health -
Nov./Dec. 1997)

Richard Moskowitz, M.D
What we have done by artificial Vaccinations is essentially to trade off
our acute, epidemic diseases of the past century for the weaker and far less
curable chronic diseases of the present, with their amortizable suffering
and disability.
(Health Freedom News - May 1984. “How Do The Vaccines Work?” Richard Moskowitz,
M.D.)

Alan Phillips
Health authorities credit vaccines for disease declines, and assure us of
their safety and effectiveness. Yet these seemingly rock-solid assumptions
are directly contradicted by government statistics, medical studies, FDA
and CDC reports, as well as reputable research scientists from around the
world. In fact, infectious diseases declined steadily for decades prior to
vaccinations.

U.S. doctors report thousands of serious vaccine reactions each year, including
hundreds of deaths and permanent disabilities (the FDA estimates that only
about 10% of the adverse reactions are reported), fully vaccinated populations
have experienced epidemics, and researchers attribute dozens of chronic immunological
and neurological conditions to mass Vaccinations programs.

“I urge caution when discussing this subject with doctors, as most have staked
their identities and reputations on the presumed safety and effectiveness
of vaccines, and thus have difficulty acknowledging evidence to the contrary.”

Vaccination Myth #1 - “Vaccines are completely safe....” or
are they?

One study led to the conclusion that 1/2 of the SIDS cases - that would be
up to 5,000 infant deaths each year - are caused by vaccines, says Viera
Scheibner, Ph.D., in “Vaccination: 100 years of Orthodox Research Shows that
Vaccines Represent a Medical Assault on the Immune System.”

Myth #2 “Vaccines are very effective...” or are they? (These
are only a few of the facts used)

In 1989 the CDC reported that among school children measles outbreaks have
occurred in schools with vaccination levels of greater than 98% (they even
reported an outbreak in a documented 100% vaccinated population!).

A recent study found that measles vaccination “produces immune suppression
which contributes to an increased susceptibility to other infections” (Clinical
Immunology and Immunopathology, May 1996). In the 1993 Chicago outbreak of
pertussis cases, 72% of those affected were fully up to date with their vaccinations.
Evidence suggests that vaccination is an unreliable means of preventing disease.

Myth #3 - “Vaccines are the main reason for the low disease rates
in the U.S. today...” or is it the vaccines?

According to the British Association for the Advancement of Sciences, childhood
diseases decreased 90% between 1850 and 1940, paralleling improved sanitation
and hygienic practices, well before mandatory vaccination programs. Infectious
disease deaths in the U.S. and England declined steadily by an average of
about 80% during this century (measles mortality declined over 97%) prior
to vaccinations.

World Health Organization found that the disease and mortality rates in third
world countries have no direct correlation with Vaccinations procedures or
medical treatment, but are closely related to the standard of hygiene and
diet. Credit given to vaccinations for our current disease incident has been
grossly exaggerated. (He also gives many incidences of under reporting of
the cases of infectious diseases)

Myth #4 - “Vaccination is based on sound Vaccinations theory and practice...”
Or is it?

There are many documented instances showing that fully vaccinated populations
do contract diseases; with measles this actually seems to be the direct result
of high vaccination rates (Archives of Internal Medicine 1994).

Not only are the most infectious diseases rarely dangerous, but they can
actually play a vital role in the development of a strong, healthy immune
system.

Myth #6 - “Polio was one of the clearly great vaccination success
stories . . .” or was it?

Vaccines caused substantial increases in polio after years of steady declines,
and they are the sole cause of polio in the U.S. today.

Myth #7 - “If there is no short-term reaction to vaccination, is there
nothing to worry about?”

Vaccine components include known carcinogens (one of which is formaldehyde).
Low grade encephalitis occurs in about 15 to 20% of vaccinated children,
says medical historian, researcher and author, Harris Coulter, Ph.D.

Viral elements in vaccines may persist and mutate in the human body for years,
with unknown consequences. The long term adverse effects of vaccinations
have been virtually ignored, in spite of strong correlations with many chronic
conditions.

Myth # 8 - “Vaccines the only option?” Or are they?

Documented safe and effective alternatives, such as homeopathy, to vaccinations
have been available for decades but suppressed by the medical establishment.

In the December 1994 ‘Medical Post,’ Canadian author of the best-seller “Medical
Mafia,” Guylaine Lancet, M.D. stated, "The medical authorities keep lying.
Vaccination has been a disaster on the immune system. It actually causes
a lot of illnesses, and we are actually changing our genetic code through
vaccination."

Without public outcry, we will see more and more new vaccines required of
us and our children. Whatever your decision, make an informed one.
(“Dispelling Vaccination Myths” by Alan Phillips, Director of Citizens for
Healthcare Freedom, 1998. )

Note: The above is only a sample of a few of the facts. If you want further
information, write: Vaccine Awareness, P.O. Box 62282, Durham, N.C. 27715.

Clinton Miller
A statement by Clinton Miller in testimony before the House of Representatives:
"A mass vaccination program carries a built in temptation to oversimplify
the problem, to exaggerate the benefits, to minimize or completely ignore
the hazards, to discourage opposition, to create an urgency where none exists,
and to continue support of a vaccine long after it has been discredited."
(“Why Vaccination Persists” - Nov. 1999 - World Wide Web)

Dr. George S. White, M.D.
“Take all the profit out of manufacturing and administration of serums and
vaccines and they soon would be condemned, even by those who are now using
them.”
(Dr. George S. White, M.D. - World Wide Web)

Natural Health magazine
“If you are not at high risk for an infectious disease, there is no reason
to put your health in jeopardy by getting unnecessary vaccinations, say anti-vaccine
advocates.”

In Sept. 1999, at the First International Public Conference on Vaccination,
sponsored by the NVIC, scientists describe how childhood vaccination can
provoke genetic and chromosome damage, as well as the connection between
vaccines, infant death, and learning disabilities.
(“FITNESS ON LINE” - Nov. 1999 Natural Health magazine)

Kristine M. Severyn RPh, Ph.D
The FDA estimates that less than 10% of physicians report vaccine adverse
reactions, so when parents are told that the benefits of vaccines outweigh
the risks, no one knows what the true risks are.

Instead of emphasizing a healthy, wholesome lifestyle as the best prevention
against hepatitis B disease, including refraining from illicit drug use and
premarital sexual intercourse, the federal government targets middle schools
for government mass hepatitis B vaccination programs. It is unjust to require
persons who practice premarital chastity to submit themselves to vaccine
risks for diseases they will likely never encounter. Because of the incomplete
knowledge of the long-term safety and effectiveness, compulsory vaccination
laws essentially employ children as involuntary medical research subjects,
in direct violation of the Nuremberg Code (whose first and most important
tenet is voluntary consent).

The CDC estimates that it will take 20 to 30 years of routine infant and
pre-teen hepatitis B vaccinations to determine if the campaign actually results
in decreased incidence of disease.

Information from Dr. Severn’s pamphlet on “Flu Shots: Do They Really Work?”
and from her newsletters.

Congress and the American taxpayer have been defrauded about the alleged
advantages of flu shots. Instead of being an effective prevention, evidence
indicates that flu shots may be worthless. The benefit is for those who make
money from them.

The cost benefit ratio cited has not included the cost of those seriously
injured or killed from vaccines. Parents should have freedom of choice, as
they are the ones who will have to assume the care of the vaccine-damaged
children.

There are no medical studies proving the safety of combination vaccines.

Routine chicken pox vaccinations (good for 6-10 years) in healthy children
may leave them vulnerable to this disease when they are adults, when the
death rate can be quite high.
( “How safe are vaccinations?” by Kristine M. Severyn RPh, Ph.D., founder
and director of the Vaccine Policy Institute, Catholic Twin Circle, June/July
1997. )

Let’s Live magazine
As far as the flu shots are concerned, the medical community seems divided
about their appropriateness. While some research has shown that these Vaccinations
may be beneficial for the elderly or immuno-compromised individuals, other
research suggest that these shots are most ineffective. According to Richard
Judelsohn, M.D., associate chairman of the New York State Vaccinations Advisory
council, 30% of these vaccines are not effective. Flu and pneumonia vaccines
are 50-60% ineffective.

Doctors see many flu patients who have had the flu shot.
(Let’s Live magazine, by the Editor, Jan. 2000)

Philip Incao, M.D.
The rate of chronic illness in children has tripled since 1960, possibly
due to the overuse of childhood vaccinations. It is healthier for the child
to undergo an acute respiratory infection, with appropriate herbal and homeopathic
support, than to suppress or preempt it with antibiotics and vaccinations.
(“Supporting Children’s Health” - Philip Incao, M.D., Alternative Medicine
Digest, Aug./Sept. 1997)

From Kathleen Finn
Researchers report in the American Journal of Epidemiology, that children
die at a rate eight times greater than average within 3 days of getting a
DPT shot.
(“Vaccination: Prevention or Poison?” Delicious magazine, Sept. 1994, by
Kathleen Finn)

Neil Miller
Vaccine production is a disgusting procedure. To begin, one must first acquire
the disease germ - a toxic bacterium or a live virus. To make a live vaccine,
the virus must have been weakened for human use. This is accomplished by
serial passage - passing the virus through animal tissue several times to
reduce its potency. For example, measles virus is passed through chick embryos,
polio through monkey kidneys, and the rubella virus through human diploid
cells (the dissected organs of an aborted fetus!). Killed vaccines are inactivated
through heat, radiation, or chemicals.

In childhood vaccines there are many extremely toxic substances with a long
history of documented hazardous effects - some can lead to cancer, neurological
damage and death. Researchers say that this biological matter that is injected
into our bodies can change our genetic makeup.

The FDA recently reported that 90% of the doctors do not report vaccine reactions.
In the 7 years from 1990 to 1997 more than $802 million had been awarded
for hundreds of injuries and deaths caused by mandated vaccines. Thousands
of cases are still pending, but for the majority of claimants there is no
money available.

Authorities argue that parents should vaccinate to protect society as a whole
from epidemics. But if the vaccines offered immunity then only the unvaccinated
would become ill.
(“How are vaccines made?” From the book by Neil Miller, “Vaccines: Are
They Really Safe and Effective?” available at: Vaccines: The Truth
Revealed (http://www.odomnet.com/vaccines/introduc.htm)

"It is hard to imagine a more fundamental right than being able to determine
what is done with your own body and the body of those for whom one is personally
responsible. To force everyone to follow the dictates of one particular group
is tyranny. If you believe they are wrong and you still submit to them, then
you support tyranny."

Harris Coulter and Barbara Fisher
Mass vaccination for smallpox was discontinued in the U.S., as much because
the vaccine caused brain damage and death as because the disease had virtually
disappeared. Since a repeal of the draft in 1970, mandatory vaccination remains
the only law that requires a citizen to risk his life for his country.

A two month old baby can get the same amount of vaccine as a fifty pound
child entering kindergarten. Some of the trials are made on children more
than 14 months old - but then extended to those who were 2 months old without
adequate toxicity tests being done. Allergic children react more strongly
to vaccinations and vaccines seem to heighten existing allergic sensitivities.

“Political immunology” is the practice of applying political pressure through
the press and other media for political ends, sometimes with incomplete and
distorted versions of medical facts, often discrediting anyone who questions
the safety of the vaccine. These political immunologists are quick to minimize
the problem and convince the general public that things would be much worse
without the mandatory mass vaccination program. If a doctor openly disagrees
with medical procedures, he then risks being ostracized by his colleagues.
Editors tend to print pro-vaccine articles in medical journals, which can
only be challenged in letters - they will not print anti-vaccine articles.

However, mothers are getting smarter and scare tactics are not convincing
them that the vaccines are safe. Parents must evaluate the role they play
in allowing doctors to inject their children with a vaccine about which so
very little is known, and permitting elected representatives to pass laws
that require it.

At least 7 childhood vaccinations are legally required - and more on the
way if the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has its way - for admission to
school, which assures drug manufacturers a stable, ready-made market. There
is also a tremendous market for yearly flu vaccines. Often when vaccine experts
leave the government they either go to a related medical field or go to work
for a pharmaceutical manufacturer.

The name “Hot lots” is given when particular ‘lots’ of vaccines are toxic
(defined by 10 reports of illness, or 2 reports of seizures, or 2 reports
of death), and if it is ‘hot’ then it is supposed to be withdrawn from the
market. The problems of removal are because many doctors do not report reactions
or keep a record of the manufacturer’s name nor lot and batch number of the
vaccines they purchase and deliver. Other ‘lots’ drawn from a defective batch
cannot easily be found. This book not only gives examples of how minimizing
the dangers of serious reactions by officials has resulted in injury and
death to children, but also the added risks of vaccines when there is a lack
of proper temperature control.

Physicians occupy a privileged and respected position in our society and
they must assume extra responsibility for what they do and say. Doctors are
discouraged from doing research on the risks of vaccinations because of the
impossibility of getting the research published. The editorial boards of
reputable journals are full of vaccine policymakers, recipients of federal
vaccine-research grants, and paid consultants to vaccine manufacturers. When
refusing to print anti-vaccine articles, the editorial boards need only to
say that the research is below “accepted standards.”

What are we doing to our children? We do not know!
("A Shot in the Dark," Harris Coulter and Barbara Fisher, 1991.)

Harris Coulter
Childhood vaccinations cause various types of mental retardation ranging
from a slight drop in I.Q. to total idiocy; they also generate dyslexia and
other reading disabilities. It is no coincidence, therefore when the 1945
generation took the examinations in 1963 for entry into college or into the
army, they gave notice of an incipient decline in the American intelligence.
And since the tests themselves have become easier, other researchers conclude
that the I.Q. decline is 50% worse.

Society’s increasing production of neurological defectives has caused a remarkable
upsurge in crime. (Examples are given connecting problems to the 1965 vaccination
program making it obligatory) What kind of ‘science’ is it that inflicts
neurological damage on several hundred thousand children a year?

The first corrective measure, which should be taken at once, is to suspend
all childhood vaccinations pending an investigation of their true impact
on the public health. When and if these programs are resumed, the ‘shots’
should be voluntary, not compulsory.
(“Vaccination, Social Violence and Criminality, The Medical Assault on the
Brain.” by Harris Coulter)

Diane Rozario
Diane Rozario’s book contains dozens of book reviews on Vaccinations (both
pro and con), and where to get them. There is also a listing of vaccination
organizations and other resources.
(“The Vaccinations Resource Guide,” Diane Rozario, 1998. (Patter Publications,
P.O. Box 204, Burlington, IA 52601) )

Joe Graedon
I've heard from people who did get their flu shots and they still have come
down with influenza, really feeling bad, having headaches and fever, and
muscle aches. Dr. Sidney Wolfe of the Health Research Group advised not to
use the new flu drugs because they are not very effective. There are some
reports that pain relievers like aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen, may
increase viral replication.
(Joe Graedon, People’s Pharmacy (popular health program on Public Radio),
Jan. 22, 2000.)

Natural Health magazine
Some adult vaccinations have been associated with chronic health problems,
such as multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other autoimmune
disorders, while other vaccines have been known, in rare cases, to actually
trigger the diseases they are meant to prevent. The CDC says the benefits
of vaccinations far outweigh the risks, but anti-vaccine advocates say there
hasn't been enough research and, unless you are at high risk for an infectious
disease, there is no reason to put your health in jeopardy by getting unnecessary
vaccinations.

The influenza shot prevents the flu in only about 30 to 40% of the elderly
population. In fact, getting vaccinated could give these people a false sense
of protection - which might lead them to be less cautious. The flu shot does
not protect a person from getting a host of other upper-respiratory-tract
infections that also commonly circulate during the winter season. Although
the CDC claims the flu vaccine is safe, a large body of anecdotal evidence
shows a link between the flu shot and Guillain-Barre syndrome (which causes
muscle weakness, pain and paralysis).

It often takes several weeks after any vaccinations for disorders to become
apparent.

The hepatitis B vaccine can produce neurological symptoms similar to multiple
sclerosis, says Burton Waisbren, M.D., a vaccine researcher, and he suggests
that people not get the hepatitis B vaccine unless they have a known risk
factor. Medical journals have documented many cases of autoimmune disorders
of the central nervous system from the hepatitis B vaccine.

The CDC advises women of childbearing age to get the measles, mumps, and
rubella (MMR) vaccination, since contracting rubella during the first three
months of pregnancy will put the fetus at risk of serious birth defects.
However, because it is a live vaccine, and could possibly cause the disease
it was intended to prevent, it should never be given during pregnancy or
to women who are trying to conceive - or those who might already be pregnant.
There should be a 3 months waiting time after the shot before conception.
A number of measles outbreaks have been documented in populations that were
completely vaccinated, and studies have linked the MMR vaccine to an array
of chronic disorders.

The chicken pox vaccination is a relatively new vaccine and it has not been
adequately tested for side effects. This is a live vaccine and should not
be given to pregnant women or those who may be pregnant, and some experts
warn that the live virus in the vaccine could reemerge later in the form
of ‘shingles.’ Evidence has linked this vaccine to neurological disorders.
Keep a good record of your shots so you won't have to repeat them unnecessarily.
(“Shots in the Dark,” Natural Health article, Nov./Dec. 1999.)

Michael Dye
The medical establishment and government officials credit vaccines for a
decline in disease, yet are directly contradicted by government statistics,
medical studies, the FDA and CDC (Center for Disease Control) reports, as
well as reputable research scientists from around the world.

According to the National Vaccine Information Center; infectious diseases
declined steadily for decades prior to vaccinations, U.S. doctors report
thousands of vaccine reactions each year, including hundreds of deaths and
permanent disabilities, fully vaccinated populations have experienced epidemics,
and researchers attribute dozens of chronic immunological and neurological
conditions to mass vaccination programs.

Medical researchers have estimated that in the U.S. alone, thousands of babies
die every year from vaccinations, and hundreds of thousands suffer severe
injuries, including seizures, comas, paralysis, apnea and permanent brain
damage. It is incredibly misleading for doctors to inform parents that vaccinations
present "little or no risk" to their children. Even the manufacturer’s product
insert gives many of these dire warnings! Doctors frighten their patients
with unlikely possibilities of disease, yet fail to warn of the dangers of
the vaccine.

The U.S. ranks 20th in infant mortality, despite our prestigious medical
system and higher standard of living.

The 1976 Swine Flu Fiasco: Medical officials warned that the ‘swine flu’
would be one of the worst epidemics in medical history, and millions of dollars
were appropriated by Congress to develop and administer a vaccine to prepare
for this ‘killer flu.’ Only a total of 6 cases were reported, but the swine
flu vaccine caused a reported 565 cases of Guillain-Barre paralysis, 30 to
60 deaths and numerous other problems, including blindness and impotency.

Although improvements have been made in flu vaccines since 1976, all flu
vaccines are capable of causing Guillain-Barre.

A vaccine is made by acquiring the original disease germ (such as polio,
diphtheria, measles, etc.) and then weakening it for human use. The germ
is then weakened by a process known as ‘serial passage,’ which involves passing
the disease germ or virus through animal tissue, or the aborted tissue of
a human, several times to reduce its potency. For example, the germ that
creates the measles virus is passed through chick embryos; the polio virus
through monkey kidneys; and the rubella virus is injected into the dissected
organs of an aborted human fetus. To make the diphtheria vaccine, diphtheria
serum is injected into the jugular vein of a horse over a six month period.
When the horse is sufficiently ill from diphtheria, a large amount of blood
is withdrawn from the horse to make diphtheria vaccine. The weakened germ
is then mixed with antibody boosters, stabilizers, drugs, antibiotics and
toxic disinfectants. In addition these formulas have been found to be contaminated
with animal viruses and foreign genetic material. (Many examples given of
those who have been vaccinated having the disease)

According to an article in The Lancet (1985), “Measles Virus Infection Without
Rash in Childhood is Related to Disease in Adult Life,” warned that when
the measles vaccine prevents the spots and fever from occurring, the measles
virus is not destroyed, and can stay in the body throughout adulthood. Because
of this, people who did not develop adequate measles rash as a child were
found to be more likely to develop degenerative and immuno-reactive diseases.

Because 90% of the doctors do not file reports of adverse reactions to vaccines
as required by law, the statistics do not accurately reflect the damage being
done by vaccines. Added to this we have the government down-playing the damage
and exaggerating the benefits. After vaccines were introduced, the definition
of a disease and the length of time of the symptoms were changed.

In the U.C.L.A. - FDA SIDS study in 1981, only those children who died within
48 hours after a vaccination were counted, even though they became ill immediately
after the shot. Also infants whose reactions included convulsions and collapse
were excluded because their reactions were not severe enough.

One of the problems with vaccinations is that they can weaken the total immune
system as much as from 30 to 70% of its total immunological reserve, while
the body is experiencing a disease would only use 2 to 7% while fighting
a specific virus.

(There is also information on ways to get an exemption for a child’s vaccinations
and examples of vaccinations resulting in developmental disabilities and
violence)

In his book, “Vaccinations; an Informed Choice,” Dr. Daniel Lander states,
“There is no doubt in my mind that immunizing children at two to six months
of age is the largest cause of upper respiratory infections, allergies and
ear infections.”

Leon Chaitow in his book, “Vaccinations and Vaccinations: Dangers Delusions
and Alternatives,” says that there is strong evidence to link vaccines with
allergies. For example, those adults receiving flu Vaccinations have shown
a worsening of allergic symptoms (in one survey this occurred in 6 out of
7 people who were immunized), as well as a worsening of other symptoms. Chaitow
also explains the “Provocation” Disease, in which a vaccination against one
disease leaves the body more susceptible to another disease. This occurs
when there is a latent or incubating infection already present.

The Lancet, the Los Angeles Mirror and Time magazine, reported that the polio
epidemic of 1945 to 1954 may have been the result of the widespread DPT vaccinations.
(“VACCINATIONS - Deception and Tragedy” - Michael Dye)

Viera Scheibner, Ph.D
The documented truth is that the incidence of - and mortality from - any
infectious disease which decimated populations in Europe only some 100 years
ago declined by 90% before any vaccine had ever been used in mass proportions.
Diseases like bubonic plague and scarlet fever disappeared without any vaccination
at all. The mass vaccination for diphtheria was followed by unprecedented
diphtheria epidemics - in fully vaccinated subjects.

Even in 1969 a group of Swiss doctors questioned the use of trying to suppress
fever instead of recognizing its importance in the healing process.

Vaccination, by introducing viruses directly into the blood stream, does
not prevent disease but actually pushes the disease into a chronic form and
deeper into the body where it attacks vital organs. The result is cancer
and other auto-immune and chronic diseases.

As is true of all foreign antigens, hepatitis B vaccine affects the newborns’
liver, which may become dysfunctional for 14 days or more after the injection.

‘Cot death’ is a convenient explanation for the mortality from vaccinations.
The incidence and mortality from whooping cough fell steadily between 1922
and 1975. In 1978, a nationwide Vaccinations initiative was begun. The incidence
of pertussis tripled, especially in the age group below 6 months. We know
today with a 98% Vaccinations status due to forced vaccination, epidemics
of measles still occur at three to four year intervals, uninfluenced and
unabated by vaccination. This means that the vaccination against measles
is totally ineffective.

The connection between the AIDS epidemic and smallpox and polio vaccination
has been well established. All countries with intensive or mandatory vaccination
of infants experienced a 400% increase in the incidence of cerebral palsy
in the last 50 years (where the problem was not diagnosed at birth).

An article in the Lancet on “Vaccinations and the control of influenza,”
described the effect of an influenza vaccination on a post office staff.
After comparing absences due to sickness in over 50,000 employees in both
the vaccinated and the unvaccinated, it was concluded that the flu shots
did not result in a significant reduction in flu. The effectiveness levels
of flu vaccine can be down as low as 30%. Ever since the flu vaccine was
introduced, published reports of ineffectiveness and adverse reactions, including
deaths, were filling medical journals. Mass influenza Vaccinations programs,
just as for other Vaccinations programs, instead of protecting, actually
predisposed many people to the disease and made them susceptible through
the process of sensitization to serious and even fatal outcomes.

Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks (even in different parts of the U.S.) coincide
with flu vaccine injections. Humanity has not really become wiser or more
scientific for all its technical progress.

The following is a summary from medical papers dealing with vaccination:

Vaccines are highly noxious substances made up of bacterial or viral components
in a solvent. The enormous upsurge in incidence of leukemia and cancer in
children since the introduction and mass use of vaccines is well-documented
in the medical literature. Vaccines are ineffective in preventing infectious
diseases and there is growing evidence that measles in the vaccinated children
can often be a much more serious illness than in the unvaccinated. Vaccines,
like other noxious substances, do not immunize when injected into the blood
stream, rather they sensitize (taken from the Lancet). The upsurge of allergies
in children in the past 50 years is the result of repeated multiple injections
of foreign antigens in vaccines. Asthma and other autoimmune diseases are
another widespread side effect of vaccinations. Vaccine injections represent
an enormous and unjustified insult to a young child.

Moreover, introducing vaccines into the circulation gives them direct access
to the major immune organs and tissues without any obvious way to get rid
of them. Various elements in the vaccines can stay in the body for long periods
of time, some of them permanently, often by incorporating themselves into
the genetic material of the hosts’ cells. This provokes a constant effort
to expel these foreign substances, leading to a systematic weakening of the
immune system. Constant antigenic stimulation of the immune system leads
to cancer and a host of other autoimmune diseases. Flu vaccines not only
do not prevent influenza outbreaks, they introduce serious and deadly reactions
like the Guillain-Barre syndrome and the Legionnaire’s disease.

Many diseases have been renamed or reclassified to conceal the true nature
of vaccine-caused disease: instead of paralytic poliomyelitis we have cerebral
palsy, smallpox has become monkey pox or white pox.

Vaccination is the single biggest cause of ‘cot death.’ When Japan moved
the vaccination age up to 2 years, cot deaths, following DPT injections,
disappeared in that country. Japan zoomed to having the lowest incidence
of infant mortality in the world. When approaching pediatricians with the
research, the author was shocked to find that they did not want to hear anything
negative about children’ vaccinations. Vaccinations are one of their primary
sources of revenue.

Fear and intimidation are powerful weapons to make parents submit to this
barbaric, unscientific and totally unnecessary procedure. Parents must realize
that illness is good for the health and development of children, and they
must allocate the time and patience to allow the infectious diseases to take
their natural course. Above all, parents have the moral and legal obligations
to ensure health, and their loyalty should be to these children - not with
their peers or the medical system.
(“VACCINATION - 100 Years of Orthodox Research shows that Vaccines Represent
a Medical Assault on the Immune System,” by Viera Scheibner, Ph.D)

Neil Z. Miller
Records show that 90% of all smallpox occurred after the individual was vaccinated.
The credit of vaccination is kept up statistically by diagnosing all cases
of small pox - after being vaccinated - as pustular eczema or something else.
Of all the school-age cases of measles in the U.S. in 1984, 58% had been
vaccinated for measles. Research has demonstrated that approximately 25%
of those vaccinated against rubella show no sign of immunity 5 years later.
One example given was of 80% of all army recruits who had been vaccinated
against rubella just 4 months earlier still contracted the disease.

When the use of certain products is shown to greatly increase a disease,
those who stand to profit from these will discredit valid scientific research.
An example of this is the case of a Dr. Benjamin Sandler who, in 1948, detailed
a connection between polio and an excessive amount of sugars and starches,
which leech calcium from the body. He found that a serious calcium deficiency
preceded polio. Responding to the warnings through newspapers and radio,
North Carolinians reduced their sugar intake by 90%, and the N.C. Health
Department reported a decrease in polio by the same percentage during 1949.
However, the Coca Cola and the Rockefeller Milk Trust, whose sales were plummeting,
combined forces and convinced the people that Sandler’s findings were a myth
and the polio figures a fluke. By the summer of 1950 sales were back to normal
and the polio cases were back to normal!

The diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccines are generally combined in
a single formula (DPT). Both the diphtheria and tetanus vaccines are ‘stabilized’
using formaldehyde - a known carcinogen. Each dose of DPT also contains mercury
and aluminum - both toxic to humans.

Few parents are prepared to arrive at their own conclusions regarding the
vaccine decision. They tenaciously, almost religiously, trust their doctors
and pediatricians, and they are afraid to ask questions or even consider
all of their options.

Many medical experts not only refuse to take vaccinations but refuse to let
their families be subjected to the dangers of vaccination. This makes a very
powerful statement. Researchers have identified an actual lowering of the
body’s resistance resulting from vaccinations.

The natural polio virus produces no symptom at all in over 90% of the people
who are exposed to it, even under epidemic conditions. The number of reported
cases of polio following mass inoculations with the killed virus was significantly
greater than before mass inoculations. Even Dr. Salk himself was quoted as
saying: “When you inoculate children with a polio vaccine you don't sleep
well for 2 or 3 weeks.” However, the U.S. Public Health Service was coerced
into signing a false proclamation that the polio vaccine was safe and 100%
effective.

The practice of redefining a disease when it is contracted by an immunized
person is not new - if a person who has been vaccinated contracts the disease,
then the disease is simply recorded under a different name. Doctors often
justify their refusal to report vaccine reactions by merely claiming the
shot had nothing to do with the child’s injury or death, and medically trained
coroners rarely list the cause of death as being from vaccination.

Teachers complain that nearly all of their students are cognitively inferior
and have shorter attention spans when compared to the kids they taught in
the 60’s. In an attempt to please the school administrators, who are often
blamed for declining scores, testmakers have been ‘dumbing down’ their tests
since the 60’s.

Some authorities argue that parents should vaccinate their children to protect
society as a whole from epidemics. But if the vaccinations offered true immunity
only the unvaccinated would become ill. Our medical policy-makers have lobbied
for laws against freedom of choice, and they have had a pattern of coercion
and denial - and sadly many parents pay for this with the health or life
of their own child. The family and society are both victims of vaccination
programs forced on them by state legislatures that are too responsive to
medical opinion and medical organizations. Even T.V. and radio are now encouraging
adults to get vaccinated!

(There is also information available on ways to get an exemption for a child’s
vaccinations, and examples of vaccinations resulting in developmental disabilities
and violence)
(“VACCINES: Are they really safe and effective?” Neil Z. Miller, 1994)

Ephrat Livni
More than 70 people are suing the maker of a vaccine against Lyme disease,
alleging that they failed to warn them of the known risks.
(“Vaccine Victims” by Ephrat Livni, abcnews.com, 5/17/00)

Newsweek - Sept. 13, 1999
"Truth in all its kinds is difficult to win - and truth in medicine is the
most difficult of all."

"We are not a free society when we do not question decisions that are being
made."

"Parents are becoming educated and realizing that what is touted as safe
today may be condemned as dangerous tomorrow, that doctors of equal competence
may disagree with each other, and that medicine cannot and should not be legislated."

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is an advocacy group in Vienna,
Va. NVIC president Barbara Loe Fisher believes her son’s learning disabilities
stem from a severe vaccine reaction. She says that there is not enough research
into possible links between vaccines and developmental disorders and chronic
disease, nor do parents receive enough information about the potential risks.
She worries that bombarding children’s immune system with more and more inoculations
could be dangerous.

Randall Neustaedter, O.M.D
Vaccines can trigger immune system suppression say clinical researchers who
study illness patterns preceding and following vaccination. Vaccines are
destroying our immune systems. In response to tetanus vaccine 7 of 10 individuals
became more susceptible to HIV infection, and HIV viral replication increased
dramatically in response to this vaccine. The view of the American Academy
of Pediatrics is that if this information is given to parents it might alarm
or confuse them, and others say that to inform the public about the adverse
effects would hinder vaccine campaigns. An uninformed patient is compliant.
This cover-up is reminiscent of the tobacco industry’s denial and misinformation
campaign about the dangers of cigarettes. Hugh profits are at stake and vaccine
manufacturers cannot afford to have their product maligned in a public forum.
In every polio epidemic since 1909, DPT injections have caused the onset
of polio disease. The DPT vaccine suppresses the body’s ability to fight
off the polio virus.

The destructive effects of vaccines on the immune system can persist over
an extended period of time. A study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases
documented a long-term depressive effect on interferon production caused
by the measles vaccine - interferon renders the host resistant to infection.
Vaccination of one-year-old infants with measles vaccine showed a decline
in immunity for one year following the vaccination. Some investigators are
concerned that vaccines could be disabling our body’s ability to react normally
to disease, and creating the climate for autoimmune self-destruction. The
Institute of Medicine established a Vaccine Safety Committee to report adverse
events associated with vaccinations, but the criteria was most rigid and
most adverse effects were dismissed as ‘coincidental.

Economic interests have spurred the adoption of a chickenpox vaccine, not
our concern for the well-being of our children. The most frequently stated
purpose of the chickenpox vaccine is not to protect children from this benign
childhood illness but to keep parent at their jobs rather than missing a
few days of work to care for a sick child at home.

The drug companies are protected from legal action. The zealous rush to bring
new vaccines to the market, heedless of the damage inflicted in the name
of prevention, can set the stage for the unwitting destruction of our population’s
health, a result that may continue to remain a hidden cause of widespread
immune system failure and autoimmune disease.
( “Do Vaccines Disable the Immune System?” Randall Neustaedter, O.M.D., 1996
)

June Russell
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends vaccines for 10 diseases in
a baby’s first 18 months of life, and that doesn't include booster shots.
Make an informed choice and learn about the risks.

The vaccine industry and medical textbooks inform us that Vaccinations is
the greatest miracle of preventive medicine, but we perhaps have exchanged
acute childhood illnesses for lifelong, chronic damage to the immune system.
Authorities usually claim that any onset of symptoms after a vaccination
is pure coincidence. There is an illusion of the effectiveness of the vaccines,
and criteria have been drastically altered and manipulated so that it appears
the numbers are fewer. The fact that a disease has declined in the population
is not proof that the vaccine works for often the disease was already on
the decline before the introduction of the vaccine. Only 10% of whooping
cough cases were ever diagnosed after the vaccine became widely distributed,
so it appeared that the vaccine was effective.

In 1998 France became the first country to end hepatitis B vaccination requirements
for schoolchildren after numerous reports of chronic arthritis, symptoms
resembling multiple sclerosis, and other serious health problems following
the hepatitis B vaccination. The rotavirus vaccine was licensed for use in
children to combat viral diarrhea but was taken off the market in less than
a year because of reports that as many as 99 infants developed a life-threatening
bowel obstruction after receiving the vaccine - two of these babies died.

Vaccines are big business for revenues from vaccines and total more than
$1 billion in the U.S., 3 billion worldwide - this figure will increase in
the next few years. To ensure continuing profits, vaccine manufacturers conduct
their own research, pay for ad campaigns encouraging parents to get the shots,
and foot the bill for state legislation to mandate each vaccine for every
child in America. Drug companies enjoy a guaranteed market for their product,
and in many states parents are threatened with imprisonment or removal of
their child from their home if they refuse to vaccinate. Doctors employed
by drug companies also advise government recommendation panels, and the same
physicians who write position papers for the American Academy of Pediatrics
are also paid consultants for vaccine manufacturers. Your pediatrician is
not allowed to question vaccine utilization. Liability issues, boards of
medical examiners and the policies of HMOs govern the doctor’s recommendations.
Step outside this set of rules and they risk their jobs or licensing.

On Jan. 5, 2000, “Good Morning America” aired a brief segment on vaccines
with views heard from all sides, yet after editing everyone sounded as though
they were in favor of all the vaccines.

An association between asthma and vaccination, as well as studies showing
a connection between vaccines and diabetes and autism have sounded alarms
among consumers. If vaccines are capable of causing such long-range problems,
then perhaps our strategies for disease prevention require evaluation. Perhaps
these chronic diseases are the result of the repeated assault on the infant’s
immature immune system from the vaccines. Some parents are forming advocacy
groups and confronting what they see as coercive medical laws that force
vaccinations on their children, vaccines that may be dangerous or unnecessary.

What can you do? You can read books and visit web sites and not blindly accept
the recommendations of the pediatricians/doctors. Educate yourself and then
weigh the risks. The schools may tell you that your child will not be admitted
without vaccinations but all states allow a philosophical exemption to vaccinations,
and all states but Mississippi allow a religious exemption. A religious exemption
should be worded to conform to the language of the law, so a parent would
need to get a copy of your state’s Vaccinations regulation from the health
department. Attorneys who specialize in this area can help you obtain a religious
exemption.

Recent studies have shown that Vaccinations may be at the root of the population’s
alarmingly increased autism, ADHD and developmental delays, asthma and eczema.
Now new studies have made a connection between increased vaccination and
rheumatic disease, Lupus Erythematosus and allergies.

According to the National Vaccine Information Center:
*JAMA study this year reported a 4% rate of serious side effects ranging
from anaphylaxis (severe allergic shock) to death after receiving the chicken
pox vaccine.
*1998 Scottish researcher found 8 of 12 previously healthy children developed
stomach problems and autistic behavior after receiving the MMR vaccine.
* Other studies showing that vaccines increase diabetes in children, and
studies that show a link to the mercury in thimerosol, a preservative in
many childhood vaccines, with neurological problems (parents can request
vaccines without thimerosol).
*In the years between 1990 and 1998 there were 73 deaths in children under
14, and 2,424 reported side effects from hepatitis B vaccine, and study suggests
that rheumatoid arthritis can be one of the side effects of a hepatitis B
vaccination. We are reminded that side effects are not only underreported
but that drug studies only monitored children for 4-5 days which is an inefficient
time to detect autoimmune diseases that can be a side effect.
*Most vaccine trials don't include sick children and no evidence exists that
show it is safe to vaccinate even mildly ill children. However, the CDC says
mild childhood illness doesn't compromise vaccine safety or effectiveness
and it encourages parents not to let mild illness cause them to fall behind
on scheduled vaccinations and risk serious disease.
*It concedes that the DTaP, which replaced the old DPT vaccine in 1996 causes
fewer side effects.
From “Integrative Medicine,” lecture by Mitch Fleisher, M.D., a board-certified
family physician with over 20 years’ experience. He is a clinical instructor
at the University of Virginia and at the Medical College of Virginia, and
specializes in homeopathy, botanical medicine and nutrition:

“Over the years it has been discovered that getting the natural disease has
some definitive survival value, as opposed to getting the artificial disease
from vaccines. Getting the natural disease strengthens us over all and prevents
chronic disease, and in my experience - and those of my colleagues as well
- when children have been brought up unvaccinated they tend to be healthier
and more robust than those who have been vaccinated.”
For more information, see Mitch Fleisher's web site at Alternative MedCare.

What Can You Do?
*Since some vaccinations are mandatory, the following steps have been recommended
for those who are concerned and want to help minimize the dangers from vaccinations.

If possible, have the children’s mandatory shots at the upper age allowed.
This lessens the health risks for the child and, because the immune system
is more developed, improves antibody response.
Give Vit. C before they have inoculations. In order for harmful effects
to be minimized or eliminated, be under the care of a Homeopathic physician
prior to vaccination.

Use preventive methods
There are several ways you can protect yourself against contagious
diseases; wash your hands (with soap and water) several times a day, wash
dishes in very hot water and keep the kitchen surfaces and common areas (such
as the bathroom) clean. Boost your body’s immune defenses by eating plenty
of fruits and vegetables, taking vitamins/herbs/supplements, exercising regularly,
and getting enough sleep.
Get political and contact ‘Health Freedom’ organizations to give them your
support - write letters, speak out, and share the information in this article
with others. Our medical policy-makers have lobbied against our freedom of
choice with a pattern of coercion and denial, responding more to politics
and money than a regard for our health. Parents have the moral and legal
obligation to ensure their children’s health, and their loyalty should be
to them, not with the medical system.

Not only has your right to choose been taken away when vaccinations are mandatory,
but facts about the risks of vaccination are being suppressed so few are
aware of the many risks.

Rarely, if ever, will you see a medical journal print negative facts about
vaccinations - no matter how valid the studies, and most conventional physicians
will not listen to any facts that call their judgment into question. Without
public outcry, more and more vaccinations will be required. Read books, health
magazines, newsletters, etc. that give balanced coverage on issues that concern
you. Explore web sites and be informed so you can make responsible decisions
about your health and the health of your children.